Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 2, 1913, Page 7

0 Undoubtedly you have had con- tention with tradesmen, etc.,, over bills you knmow you've paid but haven’t any receipts to show—why not avoid these differences and of. ten double payments by paying ALL bills with CHECKS? The endorsed paid check is a legal voucher to which there is NO ‘“‘come back.” Your account is invited—irrespec- tive of its size. We are ready to serve the public in our new place, corner Florida Avenue and Main Street. Also all our Vegetables are ‘SCREENED’ W.P. PILLANS “Pure Food Store” . Phone 93 Security Abstract & litle Company Announcesithat it is now ready for business, ' and can furnish promptly, complete and reliable abstracts of the title to any real estate in Polk County. SECURITY ABSTRACT & TITLE CO. Miller Building, East Side Square BARTOW FLORIDA ] .. e ————— RONOTO0SOS0 ST ST INITOIII $THISIIISISL SOOI PIOTONS. #! | realized how tedious the task might po¢ very strong material to be. At IF YOU ARE THINKING OF BUILDING, SEE MARSHALL & SANDERS The OId Reliable Contractors ‘Who have been building houses in Lakeland for years, . who never "FELL DOWN" or failed to give satisfaction. . All classes of buildings contracted for. The many fine L residences built by this firm are evidgnces of their abilityto | make good. MARSHALL & SANDERS Phone 228 Blue and THE EVENI(n~: I T o e e T T T I T T Ty ProanGramw AGROSS Tic ROAD Jd L liti Timed His Proposals Most Inop- portunely, but Always to the Same Woman. By GUSANNE GLENN. John Kennen had always timed his proposals most inopportunely. Such & statement might give rise to the supposition that he had proposed to many women, when the truth of the case {8 that he had merely proposed many times to one woman. “And what he sees to be so ‘gone on’ in Louise Atwood beats me,” the neighbors were fond of declaring. “She’s always been an independent little plece, while John is the kindest fellow in the world. He had ought to know what she is like, living right across the road from her all his life, but they say love is blind, and I guess John goes to prove it!" John was thinking about his pro- posals as he rested on his porch one evening, watching through a screen of fragrant apple blossoms the glint of Louise’s white dress on the porch across the road. “That first one was about the worst,” he decided between puffs from & pipe, “for I've never been 80 scared since, and Louise has never been quite so superior. I declare, 1 thought she'd say ‘yves’ long before this. I fail to see the sense of wait- ing till the best part of our lives are over, for marry me she surely will, some day. Guess it's about time I did something beside just propose.” When Kennen nresently sauntered across to occupy the comfortable ex- tra rocker on her porch, Louise At- wood felt no surprise. Grass had not grown in the path between the two houses since John was old enough to appreciate the attractiveness of his tantalizing neighbor. “It's so absurd of John to suppose I should wish to marry him after having seen him every day of my life in this tiresome way,” she thought, watching him leis- urely approach. “Men seem to be Just clear conceit, anyway. Why should I marry any one, when I'm per- fectly comfortable and happy here by myself?" She smiled patronizingly as he scttled himself in the big arm chair. “Louise, I've come over to ask you a question,” he stated with a direct- ness that had not characterized his previous declarations, *‘possibly seve eral questions,” he amended. Louise merely smiled. “My first question 13 not a new one, but it 18 final—will you marry me, Louise?” J “Gracious, who do you expect would accept such a heartless proposal as that?” “I did not much expect you would,” smiled John serenely, “but I thought | it safe to try once more, at least. It {sn't lack of ‘heart’ that is the trouble, Louise. You know I've put enough into the others to satisfy any woman. I had hoped you would see fit to accept me, some time, still it I8 comfortable to have it settled definite- ly. I hope we can continue to be friends just the same?” “We always have been friends,” murmured Louise, with a lack of her customary superiority. “We've been more than friends,” he corrected; “that is why it is a bit peril ous to drop back upon mere friend- ship. But we are both pretty sensi- ble, so I guess we'll make it go.” For some minutes he smoked in silence. “There {8 one thing 1 hope you will always do, Louise,” he continued pres- ently. “I hope you will always feel free to ask me when you want help about the things I've been in the habit of helping you with EL ing lier own. . were noticing. ' Jilted, and I cannot tell heart | I've never X AND, FLA., SEPT. 2, 1913. PAGR URVEWR | lis, John was foshioning a fine new’ medel for Mrs. Carlton's roses. Long after neat rows of transplanted vege- tables were putting out new roocts in the cottage garden, Louise shed actual tears of veration and weariness over the seemingzly endless task of flnish-| that the neighbors “They think I've been them the truth about it,” she sald grimly to that inner eelf to whom lonely people commune. “Well, haven't you?" re-! torted that impertinent other self. “If I have, it is my own fault, and I shall have to endure it,” she sald aloud. “I expect this is good for that pride and independence of which people are al- ways complaining!"” “Whoever dreamed of John Kennen acting in this way,” people seemed to delight in telling her. “We never sup- posed an idea of marrying ever enter- ed his head, he has always been 8o quiet—never hunning round with the girls like most boys.” “Well, he is certainly making up for lost opportunities,” smiled Louise as the little runabout whizzed past with the new neighbor in the place she once occupied by right of first cholce. | Louise chanced to be on the front veranda where that extra rocker al- ways flaunted its emptiness at her the afternoon they brought home the run- Louise knew about slowly, with & limp figure crum- [ = pled up on the seat. Somehow she ferced herself to re- main behind the blinds while they car- rled him in, and while the doctor ar- rived hurriedly and Mrs, Carlton bus-l tled about. Somehow she forced her- gelf to listen to neighbors who end-‘ lessly repeated how he had unhesi- tatingly run hi® machine into & treacherous ditch to save a child that had started heedlessly to run across the road in front. ! No, he was not hurt seriously unless ' other symptoms developed, the doctor assured every one. He needed good care more than anything else at pres- ent, and he was likely to get that. When they had all gone she sat on fn the welcome darkness behind the AT pocans 2 .ot AU s P. McCCORQUODALE The Florida Avenue Grocer PHONE RED Respectfully asks his friends and the publ generally to give him a call when 'needing Fresh Meats, Groceries, Vegetables, Etc. HE WILL TREAT YOU RIGHT AND WILL GUARANTEE SATISFACTION 290 290 Lakeland Seed Company 218 FLORIDA AVENUE Fresh Garden Seeds, Bird and Sunflower Seeds, Pop-Corn for Popping, Millet and Rye Incubators, Chick Food, Shells, Grits, Cop- peras, Charcoal, Tobacco Dust, Sulphur Powder i Tilghman's Condition Powder WHY SAFER THAN CASH Paying by checks is not only vines watching the lighted windows A ll(!.l‘ ss the road Shr: was not con- more convcnlent than pay. scious of Mrs. Carlton’s approach un- til she was very near, “\Will you come : : ¢ : over, Miss Atwood she requosted lng n caSh? but i‘ ls safer’ “Mr. Kennen has asked to see you.” . [V . i¢- socmed to Lovise that she could beccuse it eliminates risk of never force ler feet along that path 7 Where the grass was alieady bogin: | loss. Your account subject ning to creep in, | 2 “Why, Louite, did | frighten you, to check_.large or small--is gending for you like this?" eried John d checrfully, if weakly, when he saw her ", H 1 H face. “There is nothing to make you "ordla"y lnv"e i look like that 1 just thought I could go to slecp better if you'd come over and say goodnight to me, and Cousin AM[RICAN SIAI[ BANK Martha said she did not mind calling you.” “Oh.” whisnered Louise, with a sob. J' L SKIPPER P' E: GHUNN “Why, Lou,” he said, holding out President Ga.ShlBl' his unbandaged hand ontru;\ll.nglx Louige dropped to her knees beside him. “John, do you suppose you will -_ ever again ask me to marry you?" l “I don't helieve it will be necessary, ' my girl," answered John Kennen, simply. | (Copyright, 1913, by the McClure News- wcni - ANOTHER DROP IN L BUT ONE POINT | YIELDED AL Even Appro-ch of Death Could Not Make Man Give Up Every ’ Claim of Distinction. | “Yes, this is an emblem of mourn- ing for one of my relatives,” sald the man with the black band around his i gleeve. “Yes, he was an uncle. He . wanted to live awhile longer, but he was taken two weeks ago.” | “Wanted to see another Washing- ton’s birthday, eh?” was asked. “Yes, that was it. He was an old man, and he claimed that once he made any secret of the fact that I was , .. o0"20 4 talked with Washington. We courting you, but now that that is at | knew that he wasn't old enough for end I shall not feel justified in coming ' that, but he stuck to his story and over here with the freedom of the past. If you understand why, this will not disturb you-—perhaps it will even be a relief,” he added. “I trust you will alvays feel free to come whenever you like,” said Louise, gnoring his supposition “That's mighty kind and neighborly fn you,” agreed Kennen as he rose to depart. “And that reminds me, Lou, ¢ I've rented the cottuge t6 a woman from Anderly who wi-hes to get out In ¢ the country for the summer—Mrs. { Carlton her name . [ hope you'll llke her. She seems a pleasant- spoken person.” Louise shiveged a 'lttle—the spring b | | 1 | night had turned suddenly chilly, and she went in and closed the door. Not once during the weeks that fol- | lowed did she receive a call from her | one-time lover. To be sure, he shout- ed friendly greetings across the road or waved as he scurried past in his runabout, and Louise began wonder- ing how long it would take time to effect that patch about which she had | #0 often fretted. She was sgetting | plants in the vegetable garden the | morning he met the new renter at the ' | station. Louise had never done the trans planting alone before, and had never de. In fact, when she came to think about it, John had always helped with | all the undertakings that had made her place a model of attractiveness. | “But I am glad he does not come,” she assured herself repeatedly; “it is mot ! right to receive so much from him | when | means to give nothing in re- turn.” As the summer passed time did not appear to hang heavy upon the up; able hands of John Kennen, for he was bestowing all those attentions ll1 the little ccttage across the road thltl he had once lavished upon the unap preciative Miss Atwood. While Louise {aboriously repaired her broken trd»‘ \ | was often written up for the papers. Three days before he died, but when he knew he must go, he said to me: “*Homer, I'm not exactly sure the man | talked to was Washington. It might have heen someone else. “Next day he was uneasy for a while and then suid to me: “‘Homer, I don't think I was ever within a mile of Washington. I've said that I was, but I'll take it back.’ “The next day, and three hours be- fore his death. he called me to his bedside and said “‘Homer, I've been thinking about Washington' “‘Yes, uncle. “‘Ive finally made up my mind that ' never met him.' “*Well, don't worry about it “‘But | once came pretty near it, Homer.’ “‘There, there, uncle. “‘I'll be darned if I didn’t see his | tracks in the mud and foller 'em all of 40 rcds!' "—Baltimore American. Cotton Ropes Do Not Tire. Cotton ropes used for power trans- mission purposes do not seem to be 80 exposed to mechanical “fatigue” or weakening through long continued use as one would naturally suppose this least this appears to be proved by ex- periences with such ropes, where, in one instance, twenty-four cotton ropes one and three-quarters inches in di- ameter employed for direct transmis- sfon of 820 horsepower from a twen- ty-eight foot flying machine. Down the Line. *To operate a department store sue cessfully, you gotta understand wom- en” “1 s'pose s0.” “For instance, a lady who comes in for a paper of pins begins operations by looking at refrigerators or lace cur- tains.” i MAZDA LAMPS 25 watt Mazda 35¢ 40 (L 35¢ 60 “ unskirted 45¢ 60 " skirted 60c 100 * 8 i 80c 150 i % $1.30 250 $2.00 We carry a stock of lamps at the following places and at our] shop: LAKE PHARMACY HENLEY & HENLEY JACKSON & WILSON rdwell ano Feigley Electrical and Sheet Metal Workers » PHONE 233 Ca For Fire Insurance ' SEE MANN & DEEN Room-'(, Raymondo Bldg.